Android Hands-On Video: It's Fast, It's Still Not There — We have been playing with the Android prototypes scattered through the Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona. ARM had theirs running on one of their lower-end processors. No fancy graphics demos, no iPhone-style multimedia fizzbang …

Google's Android software debuts in Barcelona — BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - The first mobile phone fitted with Google's Android software platform has made its debut in Barcelona at one of the world's biggest telecom trade shows, Google said Monday. — Google is hoping Android will become …

Netflix picks Blu-ray, good luck renting an HD DVD soon — In what can only be classified as yet another crushing blow to the embattled HD DVD camp, rent-by-mail giant Netflix has just announced its intention to only stock Blu-ray titles in the future. Netflix justified its decision …

T-Mobile Loses Starbucks; AT&T Becomes Wi-Fi Hotspot Giant — Big news, and I had not an inkling of it, lest you think your loyal correspondent always has the inside track: Starbucks is shredding its deal in place since 2001, originally with MobileStar then T-Mobile, to switch to AT&T as their Wi-Fi provider.

Starbucks ditches T-Mobile for AT&T — Ubiquitous caffeine conglomerate Starbucks has ended its Wi-Fi partnership with T-Mobile in favor of one with AT&T. — Under the existing plan with T-Mobile, Starbucks customers needed a paid subscription to access the in-store Wi-Fi …

MySpace Clips Facebook In January, But Both Slowing — Good news for MySpace: January comScore numbers show some audience metrics ticking up — and in many cases, outpacing rival Facebook. The bad news for both social networks: Those same numbers still indicate that American users, at least, may be reaching social network fatigue.

The Nokia N96 redefines “high-end” — Rumored for a few weeks now as the N95's successor in waiting, the mighty N96 dual slider has gone all official on us at Mobile World Congress today. Though the phone it replaces is still a beast by any measure, the N96 pushes the envelope further …

New Vista Media Center Plugin - MyNetflix (beta) — I've kept this pretty quiet, but I've been working on a new Media Center plugin for a little while now. It is now ready for beta testing, and I've decided to run a public beta for this one. — MyNetflix features … Public Beta Program

The Auction of Getty Images Appears to Be Stalled — The auction of Getty Images, the distributor of pictures and video, appears to be in jeopardy, people briefed on the matter said on Sunday. — Though several bidders, mostly private equity firms like Kohlberg Kravis Roberts …